Riders were out on show around the famous 8.9-mile ‘Triangle’ course across the Superbikes, Supersport, Supertwin and Superstock classes.
The full list of Wednesday qualifying results:
SUPERBIKES: 1 G Irwin (Ducati) 4m 18.553s; 2 D Todd (BMW) +1.357s; 3 M Dunlop (Honda) +4.261s; 4 P Hickman (BMW) +6.470s; 5 D Harrison (Honda) +6.666s; 6 I Hutchinson (Honda) +10.629s. Fastest lap: Irwin 124.895mph
SUPERSPORT: 1 R Cooper (Yamaha) 4m 34.202s; 2 D Todd (Ducati) +0.815s; 3 M Dunlop (Triumph) +5.410s; 4 M Browne (Yamaha) +6.134s; 5 P Hickman (Triumph) +6.831s; 6 P Jordan (Honda) +8.145s. Fastest lap: Cooper 117.767mph
SUPERSTOCK: 1 D Todd (BMW) 4m 20.942s; 2 D Harrison (Honda) +0.583s; 3 M Dunlop (Honda) +2.846s; 4 P Hickman (BMW) +4.009s; 5 J McGuinness (Honda) +5.017s; 6 J Hillier (Honda) +6.634s. Fastest lap: Todd 123.752mph
SUPERTWIN: 1 J McWilliams (Paton) 5m 02.185s; 2 A McLean (Kawasaki) +0.437s; 3 M Sweeney (Aprilia) +1.436s; 4 C Elkin (Kawasaki) +3.814s; 5 P Hickman (Yamaha) +5.095s; 6 B Graham (Aprilia) +8.599s. Fastest lap: McWilliams 106.862mph
1. NW200 SUPERSPORT
Dominic Herbertson (Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Yamaha) Photo: Rebecca Burns
3. NW200 SUPERSTOCK
Dean Harrison (Honda Racing UK) and Davey Todd (Milwaukee BMW) Photo: Rod Neill
4. NW200 SUPERBIKES
Michael Rutter (Bathams Racing BMW) and Peter Hickman (PHR Performance BMW) Photo: David Maginnis